Nina Abbenante joined the Office of Career Development in June of 2023. She graduated from RWU Law in May of 2022 and worked as the Assistant Director of Human Resources for a municipality before returning to the law school. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Rhode Island in 2018.
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Helga is a professionally certified marketing strategist under AMA (American Marketing Association) and holds several certifications in digital, content, and social media marketing. She joined the School of Law in 2023, bringing over two decades of cross-industry experience into the marketing role. As a Filipino American and an immigrant, Helga brings the authenticity of her identity into the…
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Roger Williams University has announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary Real Estate Program that integrates architecture, business, construction management, engineering, historic preservation, and law. The program will be led by nationally renowned housing advocate, real estate expert and finance leader Richard Godfrey as its inaugural executive director. With a School of Architecture, Art…
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This event is co-sponsored by Roger Williams University School of Law, City University of New York School of Law, and JURIST. 3:30 - 4:30 PM EST - Zoom Webinar Drawing upon the experience of faculty from across the country, , Integrating Doctrine and Diversity, is a collection of essays with practical advice, written by faculty for faculty, on specific ways to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into the law school curriculum. Chapters will focus on subjects traditionally taught in the first-year curriculum (Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Property, Torts) and each chapter will also include a short…, Making Changes, Making Mistakes, What should law professors do (and not do) when they make a mistake or a comment that is racist/sexist/homophobic/classist/ableist or otherwise offensive in the law school classroom? This installment of the Integrating Doctrine & Diversity Speaker Series will be led by professors (and a law student) who are engaging in this work successfully. They will talk about their scholarship and the…, Meet the Speakers, Tiffany C. Graham, Tiffany C. Graham , is an Associate Professor of Law and the Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. She joined the law school after serving for six years on the faculty and as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of South Dakota School of Law. Professor Graham primarily teaches in the areas of constitutional law and race and the law, but has…, D.O. Malagrinò, joined the faculty of Southwestern Law School in 2021 as a Visiting Professor of Law to teach Property, Wills, Trusts & Estates, and Land Use. Professor Malagrinò is a tenured, full Professor of Law (on leave) from the Charleston School of Law. Professor Malagrinò is licensed to practice law in the state courts of California and in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Central…, Amanda Reis, is a 3L student at Roger Williams School of Law, where she is a member of the honors program and serves as the Executive Notes & Comments Editor on the Roger Williams University Law Review. Amanda is currently a student practitioner with the Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Massachusetts. She plans to work in public defense upon graduating this May., Moderator, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, is one of the editors of, Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, . She currently serves as the Head of Reference, Instruction, and Engagement at the RWU Law Library and as an adjunct professor. She received a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and the Rhode Island State…
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APS, Registration closes on April 29, 2022., Please join us on Friday, May 6, 2022 for a special evening that celebrates and supports the students, alumni, partners and friends whose exceptional devotion to social justice increases access to justice for all. Please visit this page for more information.
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When the theme for the 28th Annual RWU Law Barrister’s Ball was announced as a "Casino Night," the creative juices of the Legal Beagle started flowing. The possibilities were endless for blog posts! The first thought for posts was about famous US gambling travel destinations and the law. Should we write about land use regulations in Atlantic City ? Should we write about the Nevada Gaming Control…
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Following our trend of exploring what people think library employees do vs. what we actually do, today we are exploring access services! Access services is the first touch point that patrons usually experience and can set the tone of a library. At our law library, access services consists of the amazing and unparalleled student employees that cover our circulation desk along with their…
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Prominent Rhode Island trial lawyer Mark S. Mandell has made a major matching gift to Roger Williams University School of Law, with the goal of providing $750,000 in scholarships to help diversify the legal profession and increase access to justice in the Ocean State and beyond. The Mandell-Boisclair Justice Scholarship Fund will provide endowed scholarships to RWU Law for diverse law students,…
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Ever have trouble finding an article on point in your favorite database? Why not try Google Scholar? In 2014 it was estimated that Google Scholar indexed 87% of all scholarly articles available on the web . Google Scholar also attempts to interface with local discovery systems at universities while on campus or via the "Library Links” feature located under the Settings in the menu at the top left…, Doing General Research, One could begin using Google Scholar simply by typing a term in the search bar and sending it off, however, using the advanced search functions can help you research more efficiently. Researchers can access the advanced search screen from a menu in the upper left corner of the dashboard. Advanced Search page The advanced search page includes the basic Boolean search connectors, OR, AND, and NOT…, Finding a Known Article, Google Scholar also provides an easy method for finding an available copy of a specific article. For example, to find a copy of my law review article, Dementia and Antipsychotics: A Prescription for Problems. I used the advanced search, pasted the article title into the into the “with the exact phrase” box, and set the search to only search in titles. The results included exactly one item and a…
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